Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Drabo Issouf. Joseph

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• Research Article
  Study of the Toxicity of “Spirulina Plus” in HIV1 Infected Patients in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  Author(s): Barry Mamoudou, Guissou Inocent Pierre, Nikiéma Jean Baptiste, Drabo Issouf. Joseph, Yameogo Sibiri, Sawadogo Abdoulaye and Da Heri Barry Mamoudou, Guissou Inocent Pierre, Nikiéma Jean Baptiste, Drabo Issouf. Joseph, Yameogo Sibiri, Sawadogo Abdoulaye and Da Heri
  
  Spirulina is often used in patients being treated with antiretroviral (ART) because of its nutritional and immunostimulatory properties despite the absence of data on the possible consequences of its association with ARTs. The purpose of this study was therefore to assess the safety and toxicity of Spirulina enriched with selenium and zinc (“spirulina plus”) in patients treated with ARTs. From 15 April 2010 to 15 April 2012, a randomized clinical test compared four groups of patients infected with HIV- 1 and treated with different diets: a group of patients taking only placebo, a second group treated only with “Spiruline plus”, a third group taking ARTs and placebo, the fourth group taking ARTs and “Spiruline plus”. Anthropometric, clinical and biological data were collected during the inclusion and during the follow-up (3 and 6 months after the inc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0495.1000180

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